'Future Wood' by Barcham Trees
Barcham Trees are excited to be a Show Feature at RHS Sandringham Show. With the collaboration of industry experts, we have created a display fit for the future.
‘Future Wood’ by Barcham Trees
The trees we plant today will still be standing long after the climate has changed beyond recognition. That simple truth is at the heart of a new collaboration between Barcham Trees and designers Hoblyn & White, which will be unveiled at the RHS Sandringham Flower Show this July.
The display takes its inspiration from the landscape beneath our feet. Using local Carrstone to create a sand and rock garden, the design embraces the kind of free-draining, drought-tolerant conditions that climate projections tell us are increasingly inevitable across much of Britain – longer dry spells, unpredictable rainfall, and summers that test even established plantings.
Set against this elemental backdrop, a curated selection of climate-resilient trees, grown by Barcham, and plants demonstrates that forward-thinking species choice need not mean sacrificing beauty. Working alongside horticultural adviser Tony Kirkham MBE VMH, former Head of the Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Hoblyn & White has drawn on the latest climate science to develop a planting palette that is both botanically considered and genuinely inspiring.
The message is an urgent one. As native species come under increasing pressure, now is the time for gardeners, designers and the industry as a whole to ask hard questions about what we choose to plant – and why.
Advice & Tree Demonstration
Our Show Feature will be split into tree sections: Future Wood, Advice, and Demonstration area. Our interactive demonstration area will reflect best practice for tree planting, establishment, maintenance, and resilience.
The beautiful Sun Ray Garden Room supplied and built by Scott’s of Thrapston will sit among the trees, and shrubs grown by Rymer Trees and Hedging, to complete the area.
A Gift for The Royal Family
We are proud to be part of the show, but we are also excited about the activities after the event. As part of ‘Future Wood’ we will be including an instant size Ginkgo biloba that will later be relocated to the main garden on Sandringham Estate, as a gift to The Royal Family’s Estate.
Visit Barcham
You will be able to find the Barcham Team on our first Show Feature, near the South Entrance at space 110.
You can book your tickets through the RHS website here.